impulse

Sometimes that slow-growth impulse took the form of NIMBYism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

I often justify impulse purchases by telling myself that my money is supposed to bring me some happiness.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

"It is spontaneity and impulse that make the difference, and that is ⁠what I felt we had with 'Alien,'" Skerritt said in a 2019 interview, according to Reuters news agency.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The American impulse of the late 19th century wasn’t to build monuments, but to make money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

“No, ma’am, of course not,” I said; for a moment I had my customary impulse to hang up but it was too late for that now.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

In the fullness of time it was arguably subjugated by the burgeoning corporation’s commercial impulses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

People do not become Olympic gold medalists because they suppress impulses all day long.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

Without inhibition, Ferrier believed that we’d all be slaves to our basest impulses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The "stagflationary impulses from weaker foreign demand and higher domestic prices are going to be disproportionately felt by Canada," warned ING chief international economist James Knightley.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Aron was caught in the roil of change too, but his impulses were more sluggish than Cal’s.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck